Growing A Big Alum Crystal At Home

[@DonnyHooterHoot]

Finally, a KZbin channel as they were intended to be! No ads, no annoying plugs. Thank you!

[@SupaDad2012]

It's probably been said a bunch now but you guys gotta integrate time-lapse. Just 10-15 seconds here and there. But showing the long soak times. Fantastic chemistry channel. Quickly one of my new favourites

[@nanolith]

If you want to preserve that crystal, it's best to apply some kind of waterproofing to it. There are several options you can experiment with, but clear nail polish is a common one. Otherwise, humidity in the air will tarnish it over time.

[@SimoncitoReinhardt]

Just WOW! It is thanks to videos like this that KZbin is still worth watching

[@SpruceDodger]

Beautiful! I grew a good sized sugar crystal when I was a kid using this technique..only I used red thread instead of fishing line, which you can still see on the inside 😊

[@1997daan]

By far the hardest part is attaching the seed crystal to the fishing line. I don’t have the fine motor control in my hands to achieve this. Quite frustrating.

[@the_crystalverse]

I feel your pain haha. Or just put the fishing line next to the crystal and let it "grow" into the line.

[@Potato24th]

​@@the_crystalverse Oh.

[@bensmith4563]

I used to catch flys and tie a hair around their necks and have them fly around on a leash talk about fine motor skills probably couldn't manage it now though

[@w1ndf1sh]

Can you just use a drop of superglue?

[@1495978707]

You can glue the crystal onto a post, even something like hot glue may work, but you could also use super glue and cut off the attachment point

[@fanthomans2]

Wow, this is your first video? Insane high quality start. Subscribed.

[@the_crystalverse]

Thank you :))

[@kellyjean4981]

Your videos are beautiful and calming. I also enjoy reading the comments and your responses to the questions being asked.

[@the_crystalverse]

Thanks :)

[@the_crystalverse]

Hey everyone. Welcome to my first YT video, hope you like it! Let me know if you have any questions, and happy growing :)

[@TheFlamboyantKnight]

Really cool and relaxing video congratulations

[@susanhenshaw639]

I plan on sharing this video with my 5/6 grade science class before we do this project together -- I have smaller 4"x4" wide jelly jars and was planning on making 6 crystals in separate jars -- how much alum would I need?

[@meteb.s.8475]

How do you attach your seed crystall to the fishing line? My fishing is pretty stiff and wont keep tension :( The seed crystalls just fall off

[@bvny11702]

Do you reuse the liquid ? Or is new made each time you change containers?

[@meteb.s.8475]

@@bvny11702 After a while wild crystalls are formed and they need to be removed, reheat the solution until they vanish and add just a lit destilled water so the crystalls dont grow back to fast.

[@MrEScience]

Very cool! Much better than the crystal growing kits I have bought in the hobby section for my kiddo in the past. Chomper made me chuckle. Keep it up!

[@alphaalpha3557]

You know what’s great about this people, I have read an article that tells you could add food coloring to tint alum crystals ! I’ll gonna try this! Love the video!

[@Sparkoza]

Thanks for creating your KZbin channel! We greatly appreciate the tutorials and time you’ve taken to show us this!

[@the_crystalverse]

Thanks man, happy I can share this hobby with yall. My dad and I are making more atm :)

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Beautiful octahedron, great video, thanks! (You’re going to love growing bismuth!)

[@honestgoat]

I've watched a few of your videos now. I am curious to see the results if you follow your process but incorporate pressurisation. For example, when growing the crystals over time, rather than leaving the beaker out on a table, instead putting the beaker in a pressurisation chamber, like those used for removing air bubbles from resin pours. Will the higher pressure produce better looking crystals? Perhaps crystals that are more dense?

[@Idecuanide]

Do you use normal alum or potassium alum?

[@paulpaulsen7777]

My question: Why not shortening the long end of the fishing line after making the knot? This way there is only one disturbing end coming out of the beautiful crystal

[@Elmefilo-li6ul]

Goodluck bro... Had visited your website for tips in crystal making hope your hard work pays off. by the way I am your first subscriber hope you remember ;D .

[@the_crystalverse]

Thanks mate, you too

[@jenniferwilson-s5z]

That comment made you sound like a mobster! Like,”Remember the people who made you!” ! I’m not trying to offend you,just trying to be funny so please don’t whack me.🙁😛😝🤪

[@massineguettab6245]

Is there a way to remove the fishing line from the crystal once finished?

[@Floobius-r1z]

Best to use carbon filament that is used by magicians as is super invisible fine and super strong, luv the results r so crisp and is a great example of crystal symmetry and lattice dynamics!👍

[@BeefaloBart]

Silly question. Can you form a base crystal with a contrasting color like red, green or blue first then put in this solution and form the clear crystal over the top.

[@afonsoamaro3948]

Talk about really cool shapes, even inside the crystal it has some really cool looking shapes

[@danalaniz7314]

The last move to a different beaker had more solution than you started with. Did you make more solution?

[@the_crystalverse]

Yep, it has to be topped up every few weeks

[@georgieippolito9924]

Why did you cut it? Keep it hanging to make suncatchers! You could probably see hidden structures within the crystal through the reflection

[@SumuJames]

This is so cool. I wonder if you could you tie a little figure to the starter crystal and encase it in a big crystal? I guess I'll find out when I smash my crystal deodorant to try this. Wish me luck!

[@CedocUndren]

Loving this! Just started getting into it a few months ago from your written tutorial. Haven't managed to make any good clear single crystals yet - I keep getting clusters - but I'm having fun trying to figure it out! How did you get the fishing line around the crystal so easily? I'm having a ton of trouble with it. The line just slips right off the crystal, or the knot just immediately loosens and lets the crystal free! It's driving me crazy, hah.

[@the_crystalverse]

It's actually pretty tricky to tie the crystal. Try to get a seed crystal that's not too small (hard to snag) nor too big (will loosen the knot). If you're still having trouble, you can try the double overhand knot.

[@CedocUndren]

@@the_crystalverse Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try!

[@ندىلادقية]

ماهي صفات هذه البلورة الجديدة او الكبيرة .هل لها نفس الكثافة و الصلادة ؟

[@mateuszjedut2406]

I'm having problems with growing the seed crystal in a petri dish. I either get flat big crystals that look like triangles with flatened corners or i get many, small and densely packed crystals. I'm not entirel sure what may be the problem

[@the_crystalverse]

Try pouring more solution into the petri dish. A deeper solution might help reduce the flatness. In general, it doesn't really matter how the seeds look, as long as they are transparent. When you tie them up, they will slowly transform into an octahedron as they grow.

[@ندىلادقية]

هل هذه البلورة من الكوارتز. وهل تصلح هذه التجربة مع كل انواع البلوراة الكريمة والشبه الكريمة ؟

[@khlorghaal]

im liking the kiwami japan style filming

[@the_crystalverse]

That guy is a legend

[@lindakilmer2548]

Gorgeous!!

[@NursesCornerHealthInsights-i4p]

Need to transfer so many times to a beaker

[@stefaniabj8]

When you refill with the beaker for the crystal in the string is it the same as the original recipe or just water?

[@the_crystalverse]

The original recipe.

[@Rogertheengineer-]

Great video! I was wondering, does the water have to be distilled, or will regular tap water work?

[@the_crystalverse]

Thanks! I used tap water, so it should be fine

[@SlenderWolf109]

I wonder if minerals in the tap water might influence crystal formation. It'd be interesting to do a series of tests seeing if you get different shapes in distilled v tap water!

[@Ruhgtfo]

Thread remain inside 🔮💠?

[@RonaldDonald-m7v]

Waiiikt your the guy with the blog who's been posting on reddit for a minute arent you? Damn man, great work with this channel.

[@the_crystalverse]

:)

[@baraBober]

Are you able to grow crystals of a specific shape? For example, 50mm*50mm*3mm sheet

[@AarontheFishCat]

I love this but at the same time I have a question. How do you stop the crystal from magically liquifying from air moisture? I keep trying to grow crystals but every time they somehow dissolve into a puddle no matter how much I dry them.

[@the_crystalverse]

How big are your crystals, and how's the humidity like at your place? I live in the tropics, and I've never had any problems with alum dissolving with moisture. If you really need to prevent this, you can keep it in an airtight container with some silica gel.

[@AarontheFishCat]

@@the_crystalverse I actually live in Sri Lanka which in right by the equator, humidity fluctuates alot. The crystals aren't even that big really, about 2-3mm big at max. I tried it mainly with copper salts like Sulfate or Chloride. I've always wanted to try alum but was afraid this would happen again.

[@the_crystalverse]

Alum should be fine, it is much less soluble in water. Also, keep the crystal in solution and grow it until 1cm+. Bigger crystals are more resistant to moisture.

[@peachsncream5808]

Interesting videos thank you for sharing . Would you consider changing the background music please ? The current music sound is very tinny / sharp on the 👂. The current music is very difficult to listen to . Iv got the volume turned off at the moment . Maybe bamboo wind chimes or a running river … even waves crashing on a beach . No offence 🤷 I had to ask . Enjoy your day 👣🦘

[@thomashawaii]

Is there any way removing the fish line?

[@BeautifulCreature-I8U]

You have a absolutely BRILLIANTLY SCRIPTED AND EASILY COMPREHENDED DIRECTIINS AND THE COMIDIC SATIRE UNIQUELY WOVEN.... A 10 OUT 10 CRYSTALLY you tube Yarn, Thanks!!! Will definitely take time to watch your videos.... Watch NOW, NOT VIEW LATER.

[@abagailrhea3932]

It's so clear!

[@voetstoets]

Thanks for the vid! I learned something new.

[@Slip536]

Can you grow them in shaped molds?

[@the_crystalverse]

Kind of. They don't like to do so, kinda like trying to grow a tree into a mold. The crystal might have cracks and have inclusions.

[@fredkirisame]

it’s possible to grow a crystal around a small item with this method?

[@the_crystalverse]

Yea, but the object has to be very small, like half the size of a penny. Place the object beside the seed crystal, and wait for it to grow until it's stuck to the crystal. Then hang and grow as usual, and over time the crystal will completely cover the object

[@phoeniiix3713]

@@the_crystalverse can it be plastic? is there any material that it would react to and we should avoid using?

[@the_crystalverse]

@@phoeniiix3713 Plastic works. It shouldn't be metal, as the solution will react with it

[@peachsncream5808]

Are these crystals brittle ? Would they grow if you added food colour to the water ?

[@sharkweek44]

How does the crystal get bigger whilst the fishing line knot stay the same

[@briantaulbee6452]

The fishing line isn't gonna grow, how could it

[@edwardtk1210]

The Walter white of KZbin

[@paulhopkins1905]

Is Alum, aluminum sulfate?

[@HolyGolyMoly]

In this case it is: Aluminium Potassium Sulfate dodecahydrate : Formula AlK(SO4)2.12H20 : CAS Number 7784-24-9 : Synonym Potassium Alum

[@migs192]

That excessive amount of wire/string haunts me

[@SD-vy7gj]

"2 months ago" moves at glacial pase.

[@jackspinetta4580]

Did you ever tryed with nacl?

[@the_crystalverse]

Yup, they form these nice salt cubes. Working on a video on that soon :)

[@graphixkillzzz]

pretty 🥰

[@RuiWang-zm2ue]

Allegedly, legends say that the ancient Atlantean civilization used crystals as a medium to store energy and information. Wouldn't it be cool if it were true?

[@C.B...]

Der verarscht uns doch 🤥

[@nimnimlight]

its not natural

[@muddro420]

theres a lot of royalty free music out there. from here on im clicking off your vids the second i hear this particular piece of music. get some variety

[@skoonthatraccoonskunkguy3865]

Indeed, I think they should use stuff from Kevin Macleod! Monkeys spinning Monkeys is one of my favorites!

[@samuelfellows6923]

😠 ~ what I call being “lousy & dumb” with the [non] creativity of these videos - detracting from the subject, I have watched his latest video and it has the same “piano-tune” in it. At least diversify the music to not make us infuriated and bored with it

[@ariesarethebest271]

A bunch of whiny sissies.

[@marirussian6602]

​@@samuelfellows6923bro just mute the video then and play whatever music you want in another tab.

[@ph08nyx]

The crystal turned out to be of poor quality. A lot of defects inside. Not waterclear. And you need to make an appointment with a manicurist.

[@arlynnecumberbatch1056]

???? 😭

[@marirussian6602]

Damn bro what are you Walter white? Chill out.

[@niko.records]

😭😭😭😭 someones jealous of this mans skill